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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Fort Worth, TX

September 14, 1993Tarrant County, Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 14, 1993, 3:05 AM CDT for Tarrant County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 14, 1993, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC)
Expired: Sep 14, 1993, 6:00 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Fort Worth, TX
Area: Whole counties

County Tarrant County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Stephenville/Cla, TX (KSEP), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 98 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1633 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 8.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KFTW 140810 COR
FFWFTW
TXC439-141100-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
305 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  600 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

   ...TARRANT COUNTY

AT 302 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT WAS AN
AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER TARRANT COUNTY.  THERE HAVE BEEN ESTIMATES OF
AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OF THE COUNTY.
THESE HEAVY RAINS HAVE IN SOME LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING.  HEAVY RAINS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 400 AM WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
COUNTINING UNTIL PAST SUNSET.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 12:18 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

TXZ031-032-37-140615-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
1218 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 3 AM CDT FOR BOSQUE COUNTY...AND TIL
   6 AM FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 1215 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
GENERALLY WEST OF A GLEN ROSE TO HAMILTON TO BURNET LINE. MOVEMENT WAS
NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST WHILE THE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION SHIFTS EASTWARD. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT THESE STORMS TO MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

STRONG WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
                                   <
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 12:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

TXZ031-032-37-140615-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
1218 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 3 AM CDT FOR BOSQUE COUNTY...AND TIL
   6 AM FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 1215 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
GENERALLY WEST OF A GLEN ROSE TO HAMILTON TO BURNET LINE. MOVEMENT WAS
NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST WHILE THE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION SHIFTS EASTWARD. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT THESE STORMS TO MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

STRONG WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
                                   <
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 1:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

TXZ031-032-37-140715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
118 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 3 AM CDT FOR BOSQUE COUNTY...AND TIL
   6 AM FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 115 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN
TO GATESVILLE TO KILLEEN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...AND BELL
COUNTIES BY 2 AM.

STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH
AS UNDERPASSES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA <
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON AREA ROADS. SLICK PAVEMENT AND PONDING ON
ROADS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 1:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

TXZ031-032-37-140715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
118 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 3 AM CDT FOR BOSQUE COUNTY...AND TIL
   6 AM FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 115 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN
TO GATESVILLE TO KILLEEN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN BOSQUE...MCLENNAN...AND BELL
COUNTIES BY 2 AM.

STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH
AS UNDERPASSES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA <
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON AREA ROADS. SLICK PAVEMENT AND PONDING ON
ROADS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 2:05 AM CDT, 1 hour before

TXZ031-032-37-140815-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
205 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 3 AM CDT FOR BOSQUE COUNTY...AND TIL
   6 AM FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 200 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES EAST OF WALNUT
SPRINGS TO MERIDIAN TO WACO TO NEAR TEMPLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT
40 MILES AN HOUR.

AT 134 AM BOSQUE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL
AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS 6 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN. DOWNPOURS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
                                <
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON AREA ROADS.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AND PONDING
ON ROADS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 2:08 AM CDT, 57 minutes before

TXZ031-032-37-140815-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
205 AM CDT TUE SEP 14 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 3 AM CDT FOR BOSQUE COUNTY...AND TIL
   6 AM FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

AT 200 AM CDT RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES EAST OF WALNUT
SPRINGS TO MERIDIAN TO WACO TO NEAR TEMPLE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT
40 MILES AN HOUR.

AT 134 AM BOSQUE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL
AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS 6 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN. DOWNPOURS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
                                <
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON AREA ROADS.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AND PONDING
ON ROADS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 13, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Callahan	49 min
Sep 13, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Shackelford	62 min
Sep 13, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Stephens	35 min
Sep 13, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Jack, Young	63 min
Sep 14, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Hamilton	51 min
Sep 14, 5:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FWD	Van Zandt	50 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.